US airforce's stunts

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US airforce's stunts
May 29, 2007 22:27
ZOEY Points: Join Date: Nov 29, 2004 Status: offline	On May 27th, the F-16 fighters, HC-130 aerial refuelling plane and B1 bombers and other planes gave an air show in Long Island. No.1 Two F-16 flying wing to wing.

May 29, 2007 22:29	#1
ZOEY Points: Join Date: Nov 29, 2004 Status: Offline	Three F-16 flying in a triangle formation.

May 29, 2007 22:30	#2
ZOEY Points: Join Date: Nov 29, 2004 Status: Offline	Four F-16 flying together.

May 29, 2007 22:31	#3
ZOEY Points: Join Date: Nov 29, 2004 Status: Offline	A HC-130 refuelling a HH-60 helicopter.

Jun 3, 2007 16:16	#4
NEMESIS2007 Points: Join Date: May 26, 2007 Status: Offline	The USAF Thunderbirds and the USN Blue Angels all use fly by wire to assist them in their stunts, which kind of takes away the skill and relies on computers to do the tricks for them

Jun 8, 2008 08:19

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The term "fly by wire" refers to the use of electronic signals being sent by wire to servo motors to move the planes control surfaces. The older style was for a cable or wire connected between the pilots control column (joystick) and foot pedals. The ailerons, elevators and rudder were all moved by the muscle power of the pilot. Later power assist systems were used on the cables for larger aircraft like airliners or bombers.
In the F-16 the pilot moved the controls and a computer senses the movement and the tells the motors which control surface to move and how much.
The precision flying demonstrated by the USAF Thunderbird flight demonstration team is a result of pilot skill.

Jun 8, 2008 19:35	#6
GRIZ326 Points: Join Date: Jun 12, 2006 Status: Offline	I can hardly drive well enough to avoid accidents...I'll let those pilots use the wire...after all...those birds are flying pretty fast!

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